What do Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 include?
Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and the .NET Framework SP1 include substantial enhancements. To highlight just a few of the new features: The .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 delivers:· Performance increases between 20-45% for WPF-based applications – without having to change any code· WCF improvements that give developers more control over the way they access data and services.· Streamlined installation experience for client applications· Improvements in the area of data platform, such as the ADO.NET Entity Framework, ADO.NET Data Services and extensive support for SQL Server 2008’s new features. Visual Studio 2008 SP1 delivers:· Improved designers for building WPF applications· Full support for SQL Server 2008 (formerly known as SQL Server Katmai)· ADO.NET Entity Framework and ADO.NET Data Services tooling· Visual Basic and Visual C++ components and tools (including an MFC-based Office 2007 style ‘Ribbon’)· Improvements to TFS to respond to customer feedback on version control usability and performance
